Fait Family History
Fait Name Meaning
Czech and Polish: from German Feit (see Veit). German: variant spelling of Veit. German: occupational name for a steward or bailiff, Middle High German voit. Compare Fauth, Vogt. Perhaps from an obsolete English personal name derived from Anglo-Norman French afaitie ‘accomplished’, ‘skillful’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press